'Stop moaning!' New code of conduct to stop football fans criticising their club

CRUEL: The code of conduct has been criticised as something you'd expect from dictator Kim Jong-un [GETTY]

The 20-point decree bans them from moaning about their club’s players.

But Aston Villa supporters in the 200-plus Lions clubs are furious and compared the club to the regime of cruel dictator Kim Jong-un, 31.

Bob Moore, head of the Somerset Lions, said: “We are virtually being told that if you don’t sign, that’s it, you’re out.

“I felt cheated and disgusted. The tone is very dictatorial, like you would expect in North Korea or Russia”

Bob Moore, head of the Somerset Lions

“I felt cheated and disgusted. The tone is very dictatorial, like you would expect in North Korea or Russia.

“I’ve not signed it, and a lot of other chairmen were refusing too.”

The Birmingham club is one of the favourites to be relegated from the Premier League this season after coming 15th in the last campaign.

The code of conduct reads: “You will not partake in any abusive conversations towards anyone associated with the club in any public forum, whether this is on a page that is personal to you and bears your name, or on a page that bears the name of your Lions club (including social media, Facebook and Twitter).”

Supporters’ clubs were told to sign up by the end of July or face being outlawed.